Effect of Defects on Mechanisms of Initiation and Energy Release in Energetic Molecular Crystals

Abstract

We have performed fundamental experimental and theoretical studies of insensitive energetic materials (FOX 7, HMX, RDX, TATB and PETN) with the aim of better-ascertaining their behavior under extreme conditions as well as seeking to understand more about what makes them relatively stable in the hope of designing better explosives in the future. We have also developed novel methods to study these important materials which we feel will aid future studies of insensitive munitions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 2011
Accession Number
ADA571893

Entities

People

  • Michael Pravica

Organizations

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Energetic Materials
  • Equations Of State
  • First Principles Calculations
  • Heat Energy
  • High Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Spectra

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.